Iraq vs Kuwait: Government transparency

Iraq
-0.6349
in 2010
Kuwait
-0.6321
in 2010
Iraq rank
95th
Kuwait rank
94th

Government transparency over time

  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
-1-0.500.51198019952010

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports -0.6321 against -0.6349 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0028.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 95th and Kuwait ranks 94th of 125 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Kuwait Difference Ahead
1980s -0.9296 -0.2216 0.708 Kuwait
1990s -1.04 0.2963 1.34 Kuwait
2000s -0.7541 0.2975 1.05 Kuwait
2010s -0.6349 -0.6321 0.0028 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government transparency, Iraq or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at -0.6321 against -0.6349 in Iraq as of 2010.
What is the difference in government transparency between Iraq and Kuwait?
0.0028, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for government transparency?
Iraq ranks 95th and Kuwait ranks 94th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Government transparency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government transparency
Source
Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 3,875 data points, 1980–2010
Last refreshed

The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.